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At this time of year, the media will inevitably publish a handful of seasonal social policy stories -- covering the latest statistics or analysis related to the rise in child poverty, fuel poverty, social isolation, homelessness and the use of food banks in the UK -- giving readers sobering insights...

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Published inPublic Finance no. 12; p. 34
Main Author Wood, Claudia
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Redactive Publishing Ltd 01.12.2014
Subjects
Child poverty
Earnings
Employment
Food programs
Part time employment
Pensions
People with disabilities
Public finance
Reforms
Sanctions
Self employment
Social policy
Tax credits
Tax reform
Unemployment
Universal Credit
Wages & salaries
Welfare
Welfare reform
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:At this time of year, the media will inevitably publish a handful of seasonal social policy stories -- covering the latest statistics or analysis related to the rise in child poverty, fuel poverty, social isolation, homelessness and the use of food banks in the UK -- giving readers sobering insights into the lives of those whose festive season will be grim. Providing a hard pecuniary counterpoint to all the seasonal sentimentality the tax statements provide 'hard-working taxpayers' with a visual illustration of how their taxes are being spent. Breakdowns floated by the Treasury in 2012 gave more detail -- showing, for example, that only 3% of welfare spending goes towards unemployment benefits, and much more on older people and working adults. But in an effort to 'simplify' the data, the 2014 versions contain no such breakdowns. Never has public support been more crucial for welfare reform.
ISSN:1352-9250